Gu Chen said, "And then?"

If that's all there is, Xie Yichao wouldn't need to kneel, would he?

Xie Yichao said, "Then the old man died. The old man had a heart condition and needed surgery costing hundreds of thousands, but his family couldn't afford it. Plus, his leg was broken. They kept asking us for money, but we didn't give any."

"The middle-aged woman is still alive, but she's been in the hospital. She calls us every day asking for money for various tests and demands compensation for lost wages, nutrition, and emotional distress."

"In the end, the old man's son and the middle-aged woman's family sued my daughter."

"The old man's family claims my daughter hit him, causing his leg to break and worsening his heart condition. Since my daughter refused to pay, they couldn't afford the surgery. So they think it's my daughter's fault he died, and they're asking for the death penalty and a compensation of 1.5 million."

"The middle-aged woman says she was hit and is demanding 500,000 in compensation. She raised the amount, thinking she shouldn't ask for less."

Gu Chen and Xue Qingqing were listening.

Gu Chen frowned slightly.

The old man died?

Gu Chen asked, "How did the court rule?"

Xie Yichao: "Lawyer Gu, the presiding judge asked my daughter a question."

Gu Chen: "What question?"

Xie Yichao: "The judge asked, 'You didn't hit him, so why did you help?'"

Gu Chen: "?"

Gu Chen: "What was the verdict?"

Xie Yichao said, "The verdict was... the court sentenced my daughter to ten years and ordered us to pay 1.3 million to the old man's family and 100,000 to the middle-aged woman."

"In total, they want us to pay 1.4 million!"

"It's not just about the money; my daughter has to serve ten years! My daughter is so beautiful, a top graduate with a bright future, and now she has to serve ten years? After ten years, her life will be ruined!!"

"My daughter's life is ruined, and that's like ruining mine too. I don't want to live anymore!!"

Xie Yichao was very angry.

He couldn't accept such reality.

A good person has to serve ten years in prison?

Why?

A good person did a good deed but ended up being sentenced.

Who can accept this?

Xie Yichao said, "Lawyer Gu, there's only ten days until the appeal, and now there are only five days left. I'm begging you to take this case, help my daughter appeal, help her win this case. I don't want my daughter to go to jail, even if it means paying the money! But my daughter must not go to jail!!"

At this point, Xie Yichao was still a bit resentful.

Even if he paid over a million, he would be okay as long as his daughter didn't have to go to jail.

He didn't want his daughter to go to jail, but he also didn't want to pay the money.

His daughter was clearly a good person, clearly being extorted, but now they have to pay and she has to go to jail. Is there any justice in that?

Gu Chen said, "Give me all the information you have, like where your daughter is now, where the case is being tried, and all the details of the case."

Xie Yichao nodded....

A little while later.

Gu Chen and Xue Qingqing had already bought their plane tickets, all at Xie Yichao's expense, of course.

Neither of them even went back to the law firm to rest; they took up the new case immediately.

Fortunately, Xie Yichao bought first-class tickets, so Gu Chen and Xue Qingqing could rest a bit in first class.

After arriving in Jincheng.

Gu Chen looked at Xie Yichao and said, "Here's the contract. The legal fees are a total of 200,000, but there's no guarantee we can win the case; no lawyer can guarantee a win. Of course, if we win, you can claim this part of the fees from the other side, but you need to pay me first."

Xie Yichao said, "No problem. As long as Lawyer Gu takes the case, I'll accept whatever the outcome! I'll transfer the 200,000 right now and sign the contract!"

Xie Yichao signed the contract immediately and transferred 200,000 to Gu Chen's account.

Gu Chen said, "Alright, you can go rest now, and keep your phone available at all times."

Xie Yichao said, "Thank you, Lawyer Gu! I'll let you get to work."

....

After Xie Yichao left, Xue Qingqing asked, "Boss, where are we going?"

Xue Qingqing had been exhausted following Gu Chen around, yet she never complained and even took the initiative to do many things.

Gu Chen said, "I'll first go to the police station to talk to Xie Siyu."

Xie Siyu is Xie Yichao's daughter.

"After talking to Xie Siyu, I'll go to the court. This is all for today, and tomorrow you'll need to sort out the materials. I'll think over how to argue this case tonight. Time is too tight, so we might be very busy these days. You should rest in the hotel today," Gu Chen said. After all, Xue Qingqing was just a girl and couldn't match the stamina of men.

Working at high intensity for over a month, even a normal person can't withstand it.

"Boss, we've been so busy this month, but it's okay with me. I want to follow this case. You'll need me at some point, and it's okay, I'll just be there watching. After all, it's not hard work for me; the hard work is all you, boss. You're the busiest; you have to find evidence, analyze the case, look for loopholes, and argue in court. I don't have to do much in court..."

"In comparison, this isn't even busy for me," Xue Qingqing said, helping Gu Chen with his bags.

"Alright, let's head out," Gu Chen said.

Gu Chen and Xue Qingqing set off for the police station.

Meanwhile, two reporters had already posted the news online!

[Shocking! The Lawless Madman takes on a new case!! Lawless Madman makes another move! Simply because the presiding judge said: 'You didn't hit him, so why help?']

[The Lawless Madman strikes again! Is another presiding judge about to go down this time?]

[Helping an old man leads to extortion of over a million! Where's the justice? Don't worry, Lawyer Gu will step in!]

[A middle-aged woman falsely accuses, an old man extorts a girl; the court sentences the girl to ten years and 1.4 million!]

[Want to help an elderly person? Better check if you have 1.4 million first.]

Several reporters directly posted these news items.

The case blew up instantly!

Topping the trending searches online!

Countless netizens were chilled when they saw this case.

Because the first court judgment was public, netizens could check it!

The Jincheng People's Court decision!

The Jincheng People's Court indeed sentenced Xie Siyu to ten years and to compensate 1.4 million!

Many netizens felt sympathetic towards Xie Siyu right away.

After all, Xie Siyu did a good deed...

But ended up being vilified instead.

Where is the justice?

If society turns out like this, who would dare help others?

If elderly people who truly need help end up losing their lives because no one dares to assist, what then?

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